EDC 102 Library Session
Context Statement Project
Part 1: Community Data Collection
Factors impacting student achievement

Key Factors

Poverty

Non-English speaking background

Parents’ educational background

Special learning needs

Minority racial-group identity

Other Factors

Low school expectations

Availability of flexible grouping and different types of instruction

Inadequate funding and support

Individual and family health

Quality of social services offered to students

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Income/Poverty

	Providence	Rhode Island	US
Median household income	$23,225	$42,090	$41,994
Median family income	$24,913	$52,781	$50,046
Per capita income	$10,806	$21,688	$21,587
Families below poverty level	30.7%	8.9%	9.2%
Individuals below poverty level	32.6%	11.9%	12.4%

Race/Ethnicity

	Providence	Rhode Island	US
White	25.7%	88.3%	75.1%
Black/African Americans	24%	6.4%	12.3%
Asian	9.3%	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic	51.3%	12.1%	12.5%
American Indian or Alaska native	1.8%	0.6%	0.9%

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Census-based Indicators

	Providence	Rhode Island
Child population	45,277	247,822
Children in single-parent families	51%	30%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold	40.5%	16.9%
Teens not in school and not working	9.9%	7.3%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren	6%	4%

Economic Well-Being

	Providence	Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation	20,771	53,632
School Breakfast Program participation	34%	27%
Children receiving cash assistance	10%	4%

Health

	Providence	Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance	30,694	89.7
Teen birth rate per 1000 girl 15-17 yrs old	46.7	18.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 children)	9.3	6.2
Infants born with a low birth weight	9.4%	8.0%
Children with elevated blood levels	6.0%	3.5%
Asthma hospitalization rate (per 1,000 children)	6.4	4.0

Safety

	Providence	Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children	14.1	11.7
Rate of children with incarcerated parents per 1000 children	23.9	10.2

Education

	Providence	Rhode Island
Early intervention participation	10%	10%
Infant and preschool child care slots per 100 children under 6	140	86
Students enrolled in special education classes	18%	17%
Children who are English language learners	15%	5%
High school attendance rates	85%	91%
High school graduation rate	66%	75%
Suspension rate (per 100 children)	49	30

Family and Community

	Providence	Rhode Island
Child population under 5	45,277	247,822
Children in single parent families	51%	30%

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